Monthly Archives: February, 2015

LatAm: TIM Brasil’s gross revenue falls in Q4; Ecuador advances LTE deployment

TIM Brasil's gross revenue fell 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter of 2013 and decreased 2.2% year-over-year for 2014. However,...

#TBT: MWC 2010 sees VoLTE rise, WiMAX last stand … 5 years ago this week

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...

Verizon exec shuffle: Stratton to replace Mead as head of wireless division

Mead set to retire following close of Verizon/Frontier transaction Verizon Communications juggled its executive lineup, announcing a new leader to head up its wireless and...

Feature Report: NFV standards, ecosystem and 2015 predictions

NFV has become a hot topic in the wireless telecom space, and this report provides an update on how the NFV ecosystem is developing; how...

Virtual solution brings real results for Accedian Networks

Network function virtualization is set to disrupt several parts of the wireless ecosystem, and Accedian Networks is determined to be ahead of the curve....

Alcatel-Lucent and Freescale target converged network

Alcatel-Lucent and Freescale are targeting the convergence of wireline and wireless technologies with their latest cooperative venture. The companies are working to create a...

Data Analytics: Virgin Mobile launches Razorsight in Latin America

Virgin Mobile is teaming up with cloud-based predictive analytics company Razorsight to bring analytics to Virgin Mobile's Latin American operations. The move sees Virgin Mobile...

Nokia heads PoC tapping SDN, NFV to support mobile backhaul

SDN, NFV PoC includes Nokia, Aalto University, Coriant and EXFO Nokia Networks has partnered with Finland’s Aalto University and vendors Coriant and EXFO on a...

AT&T Mobility tweaks GoPhone plans

AT&T Mobility GoPhone plans gain more data, Mexico calling AT&T Mobility continues to tweak its prepaid portfolio, announcing updates to its GoPhone brand in an...

HetNet: Hybrid Wi-Fi deployed in English Channel

P&O Ferries offers satellite/terrestrial Wi-Fi on shuttle boats U.K.-based P&O Ferries deployed a Wi-Fi solution designed to keep passengers connected as they make the 22-mile...

LTE device update: smartphones are just half of the story

The number of LTE device manufacturers has more than doubled within the last year, according to the latest data from the Global Mobile Suppliers...

EMEA: Altice offers Vivendi $4.4B for Numericable-SFR stake

After buying most of French operator SFR from Vivendi in November, Altice is now back for the rest. The company, owned by billionaire Patrick...

HetNet: Free public Wi-Fi deployed in Baltimore

Millimeter wave radios connect to city’s fiber backbone Baltimore’s historic Inner Harbor received a touch of modernization with the city’s recent deployment of free public...

Sponsored: ipoque announces Net Reporter Compact analytics solution

  ipoque, a Rohde & Schwarz company, announced an all-in-one IP traffic and subscriber analytics solution allowing operators to customize services offered to their subscribers...

EMEA: Inrix puts big data in motion

What to do with big data? Everyone talks about it as if it’s some elusive holy grail, but do companies really understand how to...

Generation Wireless: Parents be good to your children

In my Generation Wireless columns I generally share the viewpoint of the post-Internet generation, colloquially called “millennials,” on the emerging trends and the ebbs and...

Ethertronics unveils Active Steering EtherChip for Wi-Fi

Ethertronics launched its Active Steering EtherChip EC482 designed for multiple-input/multiple-output 5 GHz and Wi-Fi applications. According to the company, the chip can be integrated into any antenna system...

NetScout and Gartner continue to spar over Magic Quadrant

NetScout and Gartner continue to battle over Gartner's Magic Quadrant vendor ratings, and while the related court case slowly proceeds, the most recent report...

Verizon content with current spectrum plans, but open to potential deals

Verizon Communications said that while it is content with its current spectrum position following the completion of the Federal Communications Commission’s recent Auction 97...

Oracle bolsters NFV service orchestration plans

NFV service orchestration platform targets carrier deployments Oracle Communications recently unveiled its Network Service Orchestration Solution, targeting one of the greater challenges facing mobile network...

Nokia Networks expands telco cloud portfolio

Nokia Networks announcement ahead of Mobile World Congress Nokia Networks announced a cloud-based network architecture targeting telecom operators designed for dynamic allocation of resources using...

Analyst Angle: A geek product or a safety product?

AT&T, Verizon will give us the answer One hot area for automotive technology these days is the "connected car," a vehicle sold with a built-in...

Velocitel buys FDH to grow tower modification business

Tower companies are adding capacity to cellular networks by co-locating more than one carrier per tower, and many towers are feeling the strain. In...

Vasona Networks launches encrypted traffic analytics and management

Mobile operators are continually faced with new challenges to ensure their customers receive a high-quality experience on their mobile devices. One of these growing...

Reality Check: 4 questions for the FCC chairman

Many of you have called/written me about the general chatter regarding regulatory changes proposed by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler. The telecom industry...
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